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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. During the second half of the game against the Monteverde Eagles, when is Ivan Rabb put back into the game?
2. At half-time, what is the score when the Dragons play the Monteverde Eagles?
3. What is the final score when the Dragons beat the Trojans in January of 2015?
4. When did Georgeann Wells make a slam dunk at a game between West Virginia University vs. University of Charleston?
5. At an open gym right before the 2014-15 basketball season began, how many teeth did Alex have knocked out when he and Weston Bell went up for the same rebound?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened during an open gym right before the 2014-15 season when Alex was practicing?
2. Who recorded Georgeann Wells' slam dunk, and why did it take a long time to publish the video?
3. Who was Senda Berenson?
4. When did Oderah and her teammates at O'Dowd go to State?
5. How do the Dragons do on February 27, 2015, when Ivan and Paris are both out?
6. How did Lou get the hamstring injury that ended his basketball career?
7. In Chapter 9, where does the team fly and why?
8. How did basketball come to China?
9. Who does Gene see after a game O'Dowd plays against Sacramento High in Chapter 9, and why does he not take notes?
10. What rituals does Jeevin like to perform before a basketball game and why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Alex is a foreign exchange student from China. What expectations did Alex have when he came to play ball in the U.S.? How were his expectations dashed by reality?
Essay Topic 2
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Dragon Hoops? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?
Essay Topic 3
Backstories are used to present information about characters and events that happened before events in the book. What problem does Gene have getting backstories for Ivan and Paris? Why is it important for Gene to know their backstories as he is writing the book?
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